Understanding composite material behavior in product design is essential
to product manufacturing industries that incorporate advanced materials
into the design process for lightweighting and quality improvements. The
Digimat 5.1.1 release addresses this issue by introducing new
capabilities that help engineers, material suppliers, and material users
reduce the cost and time to engineer innovative materials and products.

Highlights of this release include:

Material engineering

End-to-end FE analyses of Material RVE

Digimat-FE
includes an FE meshing technology and solver enabling a complete tool
for the end-to-end investigation of composites Representative Volume
Element (RVE), based on finite element modeling. Generation of RVE has
made tremendous gains in robustness & speed. Meshing (conforming &
voxel), FE meshing, solution and post-processing have been integrated,
and MSC Software’s Marc
Nonlinear FEA software was added to the external solver interfaces
supported by Digimat. The robust, fast and easy analysis of (thermo)
mechanical properties and thermal or electrical conductivity make RVE
analyses accessible to non-FEA experts.

Woven Composites

Complete workflow to analyze 2D and 2.5D woven materials & structures

Included in this release is FE analyses of RVE, and advanced woven model
support screening of properties of 2.5D woven and braided composites
based on their microstructures. Linear elastic effective macroscopic
responses can be used in weak coupling schemes for the purpose of
structural design.

Strong coupling is supported via the basic woven capability. As a result
of a strategic collaboration with LANXESS, nonlinear material models for
TEPEX® are available on-demand via the Digimat eXchange platform.
Draping information from PAM-FORM or via the Digimat open format can be
mapped and used on the structural mesh. Combined with HYBRID solution
technology, details of woven structures can be analyzed on the part and
system level.

Chopped Fiber Composites

Accurate Analysis of Shell & 3D structures made easy with the new
release of Digimat-RP

Digimat-RP
was developed to support shell models in addition to the previously
available 3D models. Digimat-RP integrates all the power of Digimat
material modeling tools in an easy-to-use interface and workflow for the
effective and efficient analysis of reinforced plastic parts.

The parameters for the HYBRID solution can be generated on-the-fly using
multiple CPUs. Material performances such as
viscoelastic-viscoplasticity and the differentiation of tension and
compression in failure are added to the HYBRID solution procedure. Unit
system management has also been introduced.

Founded in 2003, e-Xstream
engineering is a software and engineering services company 100%
focused on the multi-scale modeling of composite materials and
structures. The company helps customers, material suppliers, and
material users across many industries reduce the cost and time needed to
engineer innovative materials and products using Digimat, the nonlinear
multi-scale material and structure-modeling platform. Since September
2012, e-Xstream engineering is a wholly owned subsidiary of MSC
Software. The e-Xstream engineering corporate logo and Digimat logo
are trademarks or registered trademarks of e-Xstream engineering SA. For
additional information about MSC Software’s products and services,
please visit: http://e-xstream.com/

About MSC Software

MSC Software is one of the ten original software companies and a global
leader in helping product manufacturers to advance their engineering
methods with simulation software and services. As a trusted partner, MSC
Software helps companies improve quality, save time, and reduce
costs associated with design and test of manufactured products. Academic
institutions, researchers, and students employ MSC’s technology to
expand individual knowledge as well as expand the horizon of simulation.
MSC Software employs 1,100 professionals in 20 countries. For additional
information about MSC Software’s products and services, please visit: www.mscsoftware.com